{"id":22699,"date":"2023-09-06T06:11:05","date_gmt":"2023-09-06T06:11:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/?p=22699"},"modified":"2023-09-06T06:11:05","modified_gmt":"2023-09-06T06:11:05","slug":"city-of-newcastle-takes-next-steps-towards-revitalisation-of-iconic-harbourside-precinct","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2023\/09\/06\/city-of-newcastle-takes-next-steps-towards-revitalisation-of-iconic-harbourside-precinct\/","title":{"rendered":"City of Newcastle takes next steps towards revitalisation of iconic harbourside precinct"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>City of Newcastle has commenced work at Foreshore Park to prepare for the future construction of Newcastle&#8217;s largest children\u2019s playground.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Livvi\u2019s Place inclusive regional playground and waterplay area form the centrepiece of City of Newcastle&#8217;s Harbour Foreshore Masterplan, which is designed to create new connections between the city and the harbour&#8217;s edge around Foreshore Park and along the Joy Cummings Promenade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Early works have started at Foreshore Park in preparation for the construction of the new playground.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newcastle.nsw.gov.au\/getmedia\/ab3e8aae-1e98-48b6-9ee5-5edda30832d1\/Early-works-web.jpg\">The Harbour Foreshore Masterplan will be delivered in stages, with early works to prepare the playground site, including upgrading and consolidating irrigation and electrical infrastructure to continue over coming months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Detailed designs are being developed for the fully-fenced accessible playground in consultation with Touched by Olivia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The playground will have a distinctly Newcastle character and pay tribute to the city&#8217;s Aboriginal heritage. The area will also have a waterplay area unique to Newcastle, accessible amenities including a changing places room, and a kiosk which will service both the playground and the wider Foreshore Park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The project, in conjunction with the broader Harbour Foreshore Masterplan, will help realise the full potential of one of Newcastle&#8217;s premier open areas, creating a drawcard destination for locals and visitors to enjoy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Extensive tree planting and landscaping will be carried out as part of the broader masterplan throughout the precinct to significantly increase shade canopy and create greener public spaces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The project is supported by the State Government, Variety the Childrens Charity and the Newcastle Port Community Contribution Fund.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>City of Newcastle has commenced work at Foreshore Park to prepare for the future construction of Newcastle&#8217;s largest children\u2019s playground. The Livvi\u2019s Place inclusive regional playground and waterplay area form the centrepiece of City of Newcastle&#8217;s Harbour Foreshore Masterplan, which is designed to create new connections between the city and the harbour&#8217;s edge around Foreshore &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2023\/09\/06\/city-of-newcastle-takes-next-steps-towards-revitalisation-of-iconic-harbourside-precinct\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;City of Newcastle takes next steps towards revitalisation of iconic harbourside precinct&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22699","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-newcastle"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22699","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22699"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22699\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22700,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22699\/revisions\/22700"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22699"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22699"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22699"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}